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Business Modeling is Process, not an Event

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Developing a sound business model in a startup venture helps improve the chances that the business will survive the launch, begin to gain acceptance in the market and grow. When we expanded our health-care business from Raleigh into Charlotte, N.C., As a result, our operation in Charlotte never reached profitability.

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Interplay Learning?—?Helping the Skilled Trades Rebuild a Bigger and Better Workforce

Austin Startup

While some companies have remained transfixed, allowing external events to shape and define them, others have stepped up to the plate?—?realizing realizing that big problems require big solutions defined by creativity, ingenuity and a passionate belief that out of hardship comes opportunity. Interplay Learning?—?Helping

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5 Ways Small Business Owners Can Improve Their Agility In The New Year

YoungUpstarts

by Taffy Williams, author of “ Think Agile: How Smart Entrepreneurs Adapt in Order to Succeed “ The New Year brings new events that may positively or negatively affect your business. Known events are possible to plan for in advance. Those that may potentially occur allow for strategy development prior to the event.

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Depression and Entrepreneurs

Feld Thoughts

Amy and I wrote a meaningful amount about entrepreneurs and depression in Startup Life. It doesn’t surprise me that I feel down and flat as I sit here in the Charlotte, North Carolina airport on my way to Lexington, Kentucky on day 16 of a 19 day trip. But that doesn’t deny the fact that entrepreneurs get depressed.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TECHSTARS AUSTIN

Austin Startup

4 LAUNCH EVENT FOR NEW BOOK ‘SELL MORE FASTER’ (AUSTIN, TEXAS ? —?Aug. Austin-based author, tech investor and Managing Director of Techstars Austin Amos Schwartzfarb reveals details for the launch event for his new book “Sell More Faster: The Ultimate Sales Playbook for Start-Ups,” published by Wiley. Also on Sept.

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What is Brand Identity and How To Create a Great One: A Complete Guide for Marketers and Businesses (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

A brand identity is the most effective way any organization (startups, small businesses, agencies, nonprofits, or others) can gain a competitive edge in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Were the dips caused by external events unique to the entity you’re evaluating, or something else that should have impacted everyone?

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15 Entrepreneurs Share What Makes Their Business Unique

Hearpreneur

Artipoeus also hosts talks and events, curates exhibits, and is about to add merchandising to add a little color to the listening experience. Funding is raised through sponsorships, licensing arrangements, events, and concessions instead of from taxpayers. Artipoeus is art you can hear. Thanks to Susie Kahlich, Artipoeus. #2